Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Funadansu 5 in dia (8 ×

5 in dia (8 × 6 cm)

1910s–1930s

Japanese figural kanban (看板) — carved and lacquered wood signboard in the form of a man's head with chonmage topknot

What a way to reuse and repurpose

Length =5"

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Funadansu 5 in dia (8 ×Cloisonn Enamel Baluster Vase Shippo Cobalt and Black Ground Butterfly and Floral Japan, Meiji Period, late 19thearly 20th century A baluster form cloisonn vase on a two tone cobalt blue and black ground, the two fields divided diagonally by a turquoise beaded wire line. The cobalt field is decorated with polychrome floral sprays and scrolling foliate tendrils; the black field carries butterflies and scattered flowers in white, yellow, red, and green.